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Aiming Lu, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100315087 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging system comprising a Magnetic Resonance (MR) scanner to selectively couple to one among a plurality of antennas without compromising spatial alignment with an anatomical sample during signal acquisition by the MR scanner. According to one embodiment, the invention teaches to replace a single-tuned antenna tuned to a first resonance frequency by another single-tuned antenna tuned to a different resonance frequency in the course of an MRI experiment (e.g. metabolic quantification). | 12-16-2010 |
Frank Fun-Yuee Lu, Naperville, IL US
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| 20090294374 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE FORMATION AND DEPOSITION OF SILICA SCALE IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS - A method for inhibiting the formation and deposition of silica and silicate compounds in water systems comprising adding to the water in the water system an effective inhibiting amount of one or more water-soluble polymers of formula | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100178197 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WHITE RUST CORROSION IN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEMS - This invention provides a novel, synergistic composition and method for reducing corrosion, particularly white rust corrosion, on galvanized metal surfaces in industrial water systems. The composition is a synergistic blend and preferably comprises from about 0 to about 10 weight percent of an amine-based white rust corrosion reducer and from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of a benzotriazole. In a method for using the synergistic blend, an effective amount of the blend is introduced onto the galvanized metal surface to form a barrier on the surface. After one or more time intervals, the composition is optionally overlayed onto the initial barrier by reintroducing an effective amount of the composition onto the galvanized metal surface. | 07-15-2010 |
Gang Lu, Skokie, IL US
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| 20100024883 | Silole-Based Polymers and Semiconductor Materials Prepared from the Same - The present teachings provide silole-based polymers that can be used as p-type semiconductors. More specifically, the present teachings provide polymers that include a repeating unit of Formula I: | 02-04-2010 |
Hong Lu, Urbana, IL US
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| 20100139486 | Sulfur Tolerant Highly Durable CO2 Sorbents - A sorbent for the capture of carbon dioxide from a gas stream is provided, the sorbent containing calcium oxide (CaO) and at least one refractory dopant having a Tammann temperature greater than about 530° C., wherein the refractory dopant enhances resistance to sintering, thereby conserving performance of the sorbent at temperatures of at least about 530° C. Also provided are doped CaO sorbents for the capture of carbon dioxide in the presence of SO | 06-10-2010 |
Kan P. Lu, Algonquin, IL US
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| 20110316696 | Multi-Stage Color Activated System to Detect Unauthorized Processing of Medical Devices - A medical device ( | 12-29-2011 |
Liangjun Lu, Kildeer, IL US
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| 20110160233 | ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS - Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) or other viruses are disclosed. This invention is also directed to compositions comprising such compounds, co-formulation or co-administration of such compounds with other anti-viral or therapeutic agents, processes and intermediates for the syntheses of such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for the treatment of HCV or other viral infections. | 06-30-2011 |
Luis Lu, Morton Grove, IL US
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| 20090218288 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090301958 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090314707 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120037558 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. | 02-16-2012 |
Meng Lu, Champaign, IL US
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| 20120007000 | Multi-color fluorescence enhancement from a photonic crystal surface - A photonic crystal substrate exhibiting resonant enhancement of multiple fluorophores has been demonstrated. The device, which can be fabricated uniformly from plastic materials over a ˜3×5 in | 01-12-2012 |
Meng Lu, Urbana, IL US
Qing K. Lu, Aurora, IL US
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| 20080310596 | X-Ray Tube Cooling Apparatus - A cooling apparatus ( | 12-18-2008 |
Qing Kelvin Lu, Aurora, IL US
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| 20080317210 | X-Ray Tube Cooling Collar - An x-ray tube assembly ( | 12-25-2008 |
Runhai Lu, Wauconda, IL US
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| 20110232854 | METHOD OF MAKING A COATING AND A COATED ACOUSTICAL PANEL USING DEGRADED FIBERS - An acoustical panel is made by applying a thin, acoustically-transparent coating to an acoustical base mat. A pulp is made from one or more fillers, a fibrous filler, a binder and water. A thickener solution is prepared from a thickener and water. A portion of the pulp and the thickener solution are mixed under high shear conditions to degrade the fibrous filler and form a smooth coating. The coating is applied to and distributed over a base mat and the coated base mat is then cut and dried to form a coated acoustical panel. The panel is free of visible mineral nodules on the surface of the coating. Optionally, the pulp is a portion of a pulp used to make the base mat. Other embodiments include the use of recycled dust or fine particles of the acoustical panel obtained from cutting or shaping the base mat or coated panels. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110319543 | FORMALDEHYDE FREE COATINGS FOR PANELS - The invention, provides a curable, formaldehyde free coating composition comprising a composition comprising a polyacid copolymer crosslinked with a hydroxyl group-containing compound and calcium aluminosilicate powder, panels coated with the coating composition, and a method of coating a panel with the coating composition. | 12-29-2011 |
Runhai Lu, Vernon Hills, IL US
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| 20110213043 | FOAMED SLURRY AND BUILDING PANEL MADE THEREFROM - A gypsum slurry is described that includes water, a hydraulic component comprising at least 50% calcined gypsum by weight based on the dry weight of the hydraulic component, foam, a defoamer and a polycarboxylate dispersant. In some embodiments of the invention, the defoamer is combined with the dispersant prior to being added to the gypsum slurry. The defoamer and dispersant can be added as a physical mixture, wherein the defoamer is attached onto the dispersant polymer, or a combination thereof. A gypsum building panel is made from the gypsum slurry. | 09-01-2011 |
Shan Lu, Urbana, IL US
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| 20090077540 | Atomicity Violation Detection Using Access Interleaving Invariants - During execution of a program, the situation where the atomicity of a pair of instructions that are to be executed atomically is violated is identified, and a bug is detected as occurring in the program at the pair of instructions. The pairs of instructions that are to be executed atomically can be identified in different manners, such as by executing a program multiple times and using the results of those executions to automatically identify the pairs of instructions. | 03-19-2009 |
Shaofeng Lu, Skokie, IL US
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| 20100307594 | Conjugated Polymers and Their Use in Optoelectronic Devices - Disclosed are certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The disclosed compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The disclosed compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100319778 | PERYLENE SEMICONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF - The present teachings provide semiconducting compounds, materials prepared from such compounds, methods of preparing such compounds and semiconductor materials, as well as various compositions, composites, and devices that incorporate the compounds and semiconductor materials. Specifically, compounds of the present teachings can have higher electron-transport efficiency and higher solubility in common solvents compared to related representative compounds. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110120558 | SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PREPARED FROM RYLENE-(PI-ACCEPTOR)COPOLYMERS - Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from rylene-(π-acceptor) copolymers. Such copolymers can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the polymers of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110175089 | Dielectric Materials and Methods of Preparation and Use Thereof - Disclosed are dendritic macromolecule-based dielectric compositions (e.g., formulations) and materials (e.g. films) and associated devices. The dendritic macromolecules have branched ends that are functionalized with an organic group that includes at least one 3-40 membered cyclic group. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110226338 | PYRROLO[3,2-B]PYRROLE SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME - Disclosed are semiconducting compounds having one or more pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5(1H,4H)-dione 3,6-diyl units. Such compounds can be monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric, and can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability. | 09-22-2011 |
Shaoying Lu, Champaign, IL US
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| 20110171675 | FRET-BASED MEMBRANE-TYPE 1 MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE BIOSENSOR AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The present invention is a novel FRET-based biosensor composed of ECFP and YPet fluorescent proteins operably linked via a MT1-MMP recognition sequence for use in the detection of cancer cells in a biological sample. | 07-14-2011 |
Stephen Lu, Abbott Park, IL US
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| 20120122076 | PURIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES USING SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the chromatographic purification of antibodies, such as monoclonal antibodies, employing improved simulated moving bed separation strategies and, in certain embodiments, Raman spectroscopy. | 05-17-2012 |
Victor Lu, Urbana, IL US
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| 20100217529 | Determining Travel Path Features Based on Retroreflectivity - Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining geographic features corresponding to a travel path to develop a map database, such as a navigation database, are disclosed. For example, one method comprises emitting light from a light source, such as a LIDAR device, while on the travel path. Returning light is received based on the emitted light. The returning light is used to generate data points representing an area about the travel path. The data points are filtered as a function of a return intensity value to identify a feature associated with the travel path, in which the feature is treated with a retroreflective substance. | 08-26-2010 |
Wenquan Lu, Naperville, IL US
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| 20110104551 | NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides a composite material suitable for use in an anode for a lithium ion battery, the composite material comprising a layer of a lithium-alloying material on the walls of an aligned nanotubular base material. Preferably, the lithium-alloying material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, Pb, Al, Au, Pt, Zn, Cd, Ag, Mg, and a combination of two or more of the foregoing. | 05-05-2011 |
Xintong Lu, Naperville, IL US
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| 20080287331 | LOW VOC CLEANING COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING PRINTING BLANKETS AND INK ROLLERS - A cleaning composition for cleaning printing components such as printing blankets and inking rollers is provided having a VOC content of less than about 10%. The composition includes a cationic surfactant containing no halides, a co-microemulsifying surfactant, and a solvent selected from a low-VOC solvent, a VOC-exempt solvent, or combinations thereof. The cleaning composition may be applied to the surface of a printing press component containing ink and then wiped away. | 11-20-2008 |
Yongqi Lu, Urbana, IL US
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| 20110223082 | Chemically-Enhanced Sorbent Activation Process and Method for Using Same - The invention in its various embodiments is directed to methods and equipment for generating an activated sorbent from a sorbent precursor with the addition of certain chemicals that enhance the effectiveness of the activated sorbent. The invention in its various embodiments is also directed to the methods and equipment for generating some of the chemicals that are added to the raw carbonaceous material or activated sorbent to enhance its effectiveness. The invention in its various embodiments is also directed to methods and equipment for generating certain chemicals that can be added to a gas stream to convert a given gaseous pollutant to a form that is more easily removed from the gas stream. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223088 | Method and Apparatus for On-Site Production of Lime and Sorbents for Use in Removal of Gaseous Pollutants - The invention provides various methods for removing gas phase pollutants by calcining limestone or dolomite using flash calcination to produce a high surface area lime or hydrated lime and directly adding the lime or hydrated lime to a gas stream containing gas phase pollutants. In other methods, the production of an activated sorbent, such as activated carbon, is combined with the production of the high surface area lime or hydrated lime and directly added to a gas stream containing gas phase pollutants. The combination of lime or hydrated lime and an activated sorbent enhances the removal of gas phase pollutants such as those from a coal-fired boiler flue gas. | 09-15-2011 |
Yue Lu, Urbana, IL US
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| 20100274787 | SUMMARIZATION OF SHORT COMMENTS - A method and a system for summarization of short comments are provided. The system comprises a memory to store a comments collection. The comments collection stores a plurality of comments for later access. The comments respectively include an overall rating and at least one phrase. The system also includes one or more processors to implement an aspect module to identify a first head term and a second head term based on a first portion of the comments and to map the first head term and the second head term into an aspect cluster. The one or more processor also implement a rating module to predict an aspect rating corresponding to the aspect cluster based on the respective overall ratings of the portion of the comments. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110173191 | ASSESSING QUALITY OF USER REVIEWS - User generated reviews and scores associated with the reviews may be used to train a review scoring model with textual features of the reviews. The review scoring model may be used to predict scores for newly received reviews. One or more constraints based on social networking application data associated with an author of a review may be used to adjust the predicted score of the review. | 07-14-2011 |
Zhi Lu, Wet Dundee, IL US
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| 20080242516 | Elliptical mechanism - Described is an exercise apparatus for providing elliptical foot motion that utilizes a pair of rocking links suspended from an upper portion of the apparatus frame permitting at least limited arcuate motion of the lower portions of the links. Foot pedal assemblies are connected to rotating shafts or members located on the lower portion of the links such that the foot pedals will describe a generally elliptical path in response to user foot motion on the pedals. | 10-02-2008 |